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it was a big storm and weakened a lot and missed us. along the coast the worst fears did not materialize. that is excellent news. still a flare-up in the coloring of the clouds. that is convection that we talk about. this is getting over colder water and not as organized as yesterday. so earl is in the dying stages of a tropical system but impressive out there. let's go to the radar an you can see the storms. big circulation spinning away looks like enough to wallops and chickteague here. the back edge of the rain is pulling away. some showing up on live doppler 9000 hd. we will look at that for you here. annapolis is just starting to clear. southern calvert, give this 20 to 30 minutes. same thing in st. mary's county temperature northern neck, i spoke to jan in reedville. she had two-tenth of an inch of rain. and 4 1/2 to five inches of rain down there. so much bigger storm in the outer banks than what we have been dealing with. i want to show you the winds as the storm has been moving from the south to the north. we go back to midnigh
it was a big storm and weakened a lot and missed us. along the coast the worst fears did not materialize. that is excellent news. still a flare-up in the coloring of the clouds. that is convection that we talk about. this is getting over colder water and not as organized as yesterday. so earl is in the dying stages of a tropical system but impressive out there. let's go to the radar an you can see the storms. big circulation spinning away looks like enough to wallops and chickteague here. the...
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scott, what can you tell us? >> i'm outside of the emergency operations center in ocean city where there is a 1:00 briefing of officials. they are on the same page as governor o'malley. you can feel a little humidity building and a little breeze coming in from the east. that's a hint of the tropics and aahing of what's to come. as i said earlier, ocean city officials had talked to us and barring any big changes in the forecast, evacuations are not under consideration right now. this surf now beginning to turn a little rougher on maryland and delaware beaches. the only sign earl is coming. >> we are within the tropical storm force wind field. >> city leaders were told earl will lakely pass 200 miles out to see. the affects here are likely to include tropical storm force wind, one to two inches of rain, rough surf an minor street flooding. >> at this point we don't have any consideration for evacuation at all. >> reporter: if the forecast holds, the mayor says at worst visitors should be prepared to adjust travel t
scott, what can you tell us? >> i'm outside of the emergency operations center in ocean city where there is a 1:00 briefing of officials. they are on the same page as governor o'malley. you can feel a little humidity building and a little breeze coming in from the east. that's a hint of the tropics and aahing of what's to come. as i said earlier, ocean city officials had talked to us and barring any big changes in the forecast, evacuations are not under consideration right now. this surf...
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jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> let's get one more check on the election results from our crews in the field as things stand right now. >> let's get started with bruce johnson. he's covering the dcmayor's race live. bruce, what is happening in and out? >> reporter: derek and anita, let me put it this way. it looks like a party earlier. right now the party may just about be over. they have got the same numbers we have gotten. a small sam j that shows vincent gray really dominating right now and there are a number of people here believing that won't change. as a matter of fact, a very noteable reporter says it appears gray has won ward four and we might be on the way for a major win. but we can't get anybody from the fenty camp to come down because they're not here. there are no campaign officials on the floor. no city leaders. i haven't seen michelle rhee around here. i haven't seen the city administrator here. the mayor's famil
jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> let's get one more check on the election results from our crews in the field as things stand right now. >> let's get started with bruce johnson. he's covering the dcmayor's race live. bruce, what is happening in and out? >> reporter: derek and anita, let me put it this way. it looks like a party earlier. right now the party may just about...
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Sep 21, 2010
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you can tell us about your story, just go to wusa9.com or call us at 202-895-5960. we are going to take us out of here with weather. >> are you ready? it's going to feel more like summer tomorrow, thursday, and friday. here we go. seven-day. thank you. i can't speak unless i hear the bell. fall begins tomorrow at 11:09 and talking about 88 tomorrow for a high. 90 on thursday and 90 on friday. i have a shower and thunderstorm and a drop here, they are few and far between. please do not bank on that. cooler over the weekend, back in the low 80s. perhaps a shower as we get into sunday. and the next seven days, tuesday is the best chance for showers and thunderstorms, with temperatures in the upper 70s. fall equal day and equal night, we go to fall, our friends go to spring. our friends of the south have the coolest winters ever. >> in the southern hemisphere. >> you have friends down there? >> i was going to say, he is a world traveler. he knows everybody. that's it for us, the cbs evening news with katie couric is next. bruce johnson is in for derek continue at 7:00 a
you can tell us about your story, just go to wusa9.com or call us at 202-895-5960. we are going to take us out of here with weather. >> are you ready? it's going to feel more like summer tomorrow, thursday, and friday. here we go. seven-day. thank you. i can't speak unless i hear the bell. fall begins tomorrow at 11:09 and talking about 88 tomorrow for a high. 90 on thursday and 90 on friday. i have a shower and thunderstorm and a drop here, they are few and far between. please do not...
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for us, next three days, one more day. like summer. and at least for the next three. 94 tomorrow. >> i know that you would love that. >> yes, here is the deal, lesli. if we hit 94 tomorrow, which we will, and they will bust 90 tomorrow. that will be the 66th day of the 90-degree weather. and the record all tieing for the number of the days and the 90-degree days or higher is only 67. >> if we're going to sweat, we might as well get something for it. >> all right. >> 94 for tomorrow, 85 on saturday. perhaps a shower or thunderstorm. the day will be isolated. they will occur after the game. and then cooler on sunday. clouds come in late. they stay dry. temperatures in the upper 70s, which by the way is where we should be for the time of the year. mid-70s to start. some upper 60s in the suburbs to start. but tomorrow is like a summer's day. we don't need a sweatshirt or the coat at the bus stop. 84 by lunchtime. for wow. 94 in the high evening. mostly sunny skies. 89 right now at nationals. 91 manassas. 90 in leesburg. and still, 95 here
for us, next three days, one more day. like summer. and at least for the next three. 94 tomorrow. >> i know that you would love that. >> yes, here is the deal, lesli. if we hit 94 tomorrow, which we will, and they will bust 90 tomorrow. that will be the 66th day of the 90-degree weather. and the record all tieing for the number of the days and the 90-degree days or higher is only 67. >> if we're going to sweat, we might as well get something for it. >> all right....
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send us your thoughts, questions, ideas. mailbag@wusa9.com. see you a bit later. bye-bye. ♪ home is where i want to be. ♪ the only place that feels like me. ♪ ♪ the world outside just melts away ♪ ♪ relax, unwind, wrap up the day. ♪ ♪ where i spend the night and start the day. ♪ olympic premium paint, environmentally preferred. zero vocs. all this at a great price, starting at $17 per gallon. home begins with an olympic finish. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >>> dirty "dancing with the stars." ♪ i had the time -- >> jennifer grey back on the dance floor for the first time since "dirty dancing" with patrick swayze. >> no one has done since patrick. >> will she re-create her classic move with derek? i have the "dancing with the stars" breakdown. >> there's always talk about a couple on the show. >> you heard it first, people >>> oliva newton-john's message to michael douglas. as over 100 stars getting ready for tonight's stand up to cancer event >>> in tonight's celebrity gps -- sarah
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they used ropes. there were heavy rains that caused flooding in the area and the situation got worse when a dam broke. >>> a rescue of a total different kind in china where a man was trapped nose deep in sand. emergency workers provided him with an oxygen tube and water while they try to stabilize the earth all around him. using spades and wooden planks, soldiers were able to free the man after several hours of being trapped. >> and this is some dramatic video. these stands holding 350 spectators collapsed in brazil. those fans were watching a motor race when the stands simply gave way. 128 people were injured during that massive fall. 22 of them had some pretty serious injuries. authorities are still looking into what caused the stands to come down. >>> let's get another check of the evening rush hour. sunny one out there, patranya. >> what a pleasant way to go home this evening. you will run into traffic, especially coming on the capital beltway from virginia into maryland. route 7 to the 270 spur w
they used ropes. there were heavy rains that caused flooding in the area and the situation got worse when a dam broke. >>> a rescue of a total different kind in china where a man was trapped nose deep in sand. emergency workers provided him with an oxygen tube and water while they try to stabilize the earth all around him. using spades and wooden planks, soldiers were able to free the man after several hours of being trapped. >> and this is some dramatic video. these stands...
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earlier today it was fainting manufacture less to the east of us. now everybody is pretty much in the bull's eye. east of i-81 across its d.c. area, across 95 and across into the delmarva, we're talking two, three, four, five and even six inches of rain, seven inches locally. we'll give you some totals. over 5 inches in culpeper. 2.5 downtown. 5 inches in cambridge and 4- inches in easton. so this is going to be an event across the metro area and up into new england, believe it or not. next seven days, upper 70s tomorrow. heavy rain. the heaviest rain will be in the morning and clearing out on friday and the coolest air of the season rolls in on saturday, sunday and monday. 9 news now continues right after this. stay tuned. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my d
earlier today it was fainting manufacture less to the east of us. now everybody is pretty much in the bull's eye. east of i-81 across its d.c. area, across 95 and across into the delmarva, we're talking two, three, four, five and even six inches of rain, seven inches locally. we'll give you some totals. over 5 inches in culpeper. 2.5 downtown. 5 inches in cambridge and 4- inches in easton. so this is going to be an event across the metro area and up into new england, believe it or not. next...
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> couric: tonight, filth at the egg farm, it's you have no
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> couric: tonight, filth at the egg farm, it's you have no
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jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. (announcer) new icy hot spray. relief that's icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. and no mess. new icy hot spray. don't mess around with pain. >>> an ironic twist of fate for a maryland politician. natasha pettygrew worked hard to make riding safer for cyclists. but yet on sunday she was strucken. we are live near the scene. this is in largo, maryland. and this is a hit-and-run scene and why have police not filed charges yet? what is going on. >> reporter: at this point the investigation is still ongoing and police aren't sure who is at fault. they did say that at around 5:25 sunday morning pettygrew was riding her park as part of training on one of the lanes. she was struck. the driver left the scene and that's where we can pick up the story. this cadillac escalade struck down nat arby pettygrew while she was biking on sunday morning. >> it's still touch and go. she has suffered massive head trau
jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. (announcer) new icy hot spray. relief that's icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. and no mess. new icy hot spray. don't mess around with pain. >>> an ironic twist of fate for a maryland politician. natasha pettygrew worked hard to make riding safer for cyclists. but yet on sunday she was strucken. we are live near the scene. this is in largo, maryland....
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thanks for joining us. let me ask you, what are you seeing right now in terms of water levels in the potomac and the chesapeake? i know you have a graphic up right here. can you explain what we are seeing. >> one of the noaa websites has the water levels an we have to monitor that because it is an issue. that's one of the big threats from hurricanes is tidal flooding. right now there is a tidal surge. the tide is running a little higher than the astronomical tide. >> this red line here is what the water levels are like right now. the blue line is the average, correct. >> the blue line is the astronomical tide where it would be if everything else wasn't affecting it. >> it is not much higher than normal. >> right. only a half foot above normal. if this was a bigger hurricane, like isabelle, they are several feet higher than normal an that's when homes and businesses get flooding. clearly this is not the biggest hurricane even for meteorologists in this forecasting office but we are only in the middle of hurr
thanks for joining us. let me ask you, what are you seeing right now in terms of water levels in the potomac and the chesapeake? i know you have a graphic up right here. can you explain what we are seeing. >> one of the noaa websites has the water levels an we have to monitor that because it is an issue. that's one of the big threats from hurricanes is tidal flooding. right now there is a tidal surge. the tide is running a little higher than the astronomical tide. >> this red line...
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jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> the reason players study so much film is to try to figure out what other guys will do, to decipher their playbook without having it, unless, of course, somebody gives you, which is what essentially kyle shanahan is doing this week. he is the redskins offensive coordinator now, but for the past two years he was the houston texans offensive coordinator, and with the texans coming to fedex this sunday, he is serving as the skins' chief double agent. >> we have inside knowledge of their scheme, and, you know, their personnel, so definitely we're asking him questions. >> everybody has been picking his brain. we'll have some type as far as knowing what they like to do. >> we like to attack each other. no secret about what we like to do against each other. so more what are we going to do. >> he's in his 30s, but he looks very young. >> as for the defense, albert haynesworth was limited at practice due t
jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> the reason players study so much film is to try to figure out what other guys will do, to decipher their playbook without having it, unless, of course, somebody gives you, which is what essentially kyle shanahan is doing this week. he is the redskins offensive coordinator now, but for the past two years he was the houston texans offensive coordinator,...
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some clouds will come at us on sunday. we could see a sprinkle around the redskin game but not a huge deal. don't change your plans. your tailgates are fine. you can watch it here in hd at 4:15 and it will warm up next week. we're back up to the upper 80s next wednesday. >>> and the skins are getting ready, watching some tape doing some recognizance. >> is it okay to tell your old team secrets? apparently yes. how the redskins are tapping into some former texans for inside info. plus we heard what clinton portis said about women in the men's locker room, what about men in the women's locker room. the mystics policy may surprise you here next. america needs clean energy, and america needs jobs. wind power can deliver on both - but only if the senate encourages investment by passing a strong renewable electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators t
some clouds will come at us on sunday. we could see a sprinkle around the redskin game but not a huge deal. don't change your plans. your tailgates are fine. you can watch it here in hd at 4:15 and it will warm up next week. we're back up to the upper 80s next wednesday. >>> and the skins are getting ready, watching some tape doing some recognizance. >> is it okay to tell your old team secrets? apparently yes. how the redskins are tapping into some former texans for inside info....
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it will knock us down to a high of 89. again seeing the winds and feel them pick up in washington but that is the greatest threat. temperatures dying down a little bit. but a beautiful labor day weekend forecast coming our way. >> and i was asking for people with little kids, okay as far as the water too later in the week as far as not being too dangerous. >> the winds will switch directions and everything will push out so you don't have to deal with the rip current possibility. >> great news. we'll be right back. i think it's greatove about how they put politicss union? above my child's education. it's cool how the union makes it almost impossible to fire bad teachers. it's impressive how my dues money supports politicians i don't even like. dc's teachers union has failed our kids, played politics, and now is threatening to file a lawsuit to block recent progress. find out more at teachersunionexposed.com/dc. thanks, teachers unions. >>> i'm derek mcginty live downtown in silver spring. the hostage take certify now dead a
it will knock us down to a high of 89. again seeing the winds and feel them pick up in washington but that is the greatest threat. temperatures dying down a little bit. but a beautiful labor day weekend forecast coming our way. >> and i was asking for people with little kids, okay as far as the water too later in the week as far as not being too dangerous. >> the winds will switch directions and everything will push out so you don't have to deal with the rip current possibility....
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come to us, tell us about it at the great hangup page at wusa9.com or call us at phone. >>> let me get this straight. we are going from lots of rain to no rain to lots of rain again? >> yeah, we are going from some rain to no rain to lots and lots of rain, yeah. >> got it. >> you have a day to prepare. i don't think we will have anything tonight or tomorrow. maybe some light showers tomorrow night and then get ready, here's your forecast first now. the next three days, clouds roll in tomorrow, we will be a little bit cooler than today. 84 today, 74 tomorrow and then wednesday night and thursday, wow, big time rains, thunderstorms some could be heavy, some could be severe. temperatures fairly mild in the upper 70s. a real tropical system coming at us. as we said at 5:00, it doesn't matter this storm becomes tropical storm nicole or not it's going to throw an amount of moisture our way. on friday breezy, we return pretty nice, though, partly cloudy, temperatures about 74 and of course nice for high school football, d.c. highschoolsports.net. tomorrow morning you probably need your sungla
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> only on 9 news now, you probably wouldn't buy a car without checking out the brand's reliability or get a house without checking out the plumbing. >> yet millions of us check into hospitals every year with no idea how clean or dirty they are or how likely to spread infection. bruce leshan joins us with more information on the infection within. >> reporter: yes, you know, there are dozens of states around the country that now require hospitals to report exactly how many people contract infections after they check in. but that is tough information to find around here, although some of it is available in virginia. >> my dad died from bacteria
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> only on 9 news now, you probably wouldn't buy a car without checking out the brand's...
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that makes me feel better about using these cards. they've got my back. they've got my back. [ male announcer ] the opportunity to worry less about fraud with the zero liability guarantee from bank of america. time for football on verizon fios. the nfl in 100% fiber-optic hd quality. that's a good start. but what's this? i can check my fantasy stats without changing the channel. and get an alert any time my team enters the red zone. and then watch every red zone play on nfl redzone. watch out couch, you've got competition as daddy's favorite. it's time for fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v visit verizon.com/getfios. >>> this week executive john leopold is facing allegations of sexual harassment. they include acquisitions that leopold fondled a woman in her office and retaliated against anyone who crossed him. these allegations are part of expanded lawsuit that began with a former county employee who said he sexually harassed her. he says it is not true. >>> police are taking the street to find a man that a
that makes me feel better about using these cards. they've got my back. they've got my back. [ male announcer ] the opportunity to worry less about fraud with the zero liability guarantee from bank of america. time for football on verizon fios. the nfl in 100% fiber-optic hd quality. that's a good start. but what's this? i can check my fantasy stats without changing the channel. and get an alert any time my team enters the red zone. and then watch every red zone play on nfl redzone. watch out...
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everyone's great, really, truly. >> will you let us talk to them? we're interested in how they are. >> we're doing great, thanks. >> reporter: police gave more details on how the hostages were free. >> the members of the emergency response team that were posted outside of the discovery building heard one of two things. they thought they may have heard a gun shot or they may have heard a device detonating. at that point, a decision was made that there would be an emergency assault on the lobby of that building. as they were running in, the hostages were running out. they engaged the suspects, he was shot and killed. >> it is honestly the hostages whose lives were at greatest risk but hundreds of other lives were disrupted by what happened today. andrea mckaren has been talk tog many of those people and joins us with what she's learned. >> reporter: the discovery building behind me is still an active crime scene. we heard what sounds like detonations coming from the building tonight. the bomb squad is still working the scene, looking for exploseives,
everyone's great, really, truly. >> will you let us talk to them? we're interested in how they are. >> we're doing great, thanks. >> reporter: police gave more details on how the hostages were free. >> the members of the emergency response team that were posted outside of the discovery building heard one of two things. they thought they may have heard a gun shot or they may have heard a device detonating. at that point, a decision was made that there would be an...
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thank you for starting your tuesday with us. i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is on our weather terrace with the forecast. a back to school forecast for everyone in our area. >> this is a great time of the year. we are getting toward the cooler weather. not there yet but some pleasant mornings in. while it isn't as cool as yesterday it is pretty nice out here. go to the map and show you that any clouds and rain for that matter, well to our north definitely need some but it is not coming today and a slim chance we will see it tomorrow. some showers made pennsylvania but no such luck. 70 degrees in reagan national. 60s out there. charlie in catlett was saying 58 there. 64 newlisten. pax river. in the low 70s by nine. 84 by noon andreaing home 88 with a high of 90-degree mark. it is supposed to be terrible traffic tuesday. angie is watching it for you. >> overall just the delays that we are dealing with that we have on our plate. take you live from sky 9. this gives you a good sampling of what we have in store for us. you see the whi
thank you for starting your tuesday with us. i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is on our weather terrace with the forecast. a back to school forecast for everyone in our area. >> this is a great time of the year. we are getting toward the cooler weather. not there yet but some pleasant mornings in. while it isn't as cool as yesterday it is pretty nice out here. go to the map and show you that any clouds and rain for that matter, well to our north definitely need some but it...
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i said we don't use these words or anything. however, it's just still if you plant a seed into a kid, if he didn't already know these words, now he knows them. that's my concern. >> reporter: he and his mother went to the school the other day. >> some of the other parents feel that she should be fired. >> reporter: but they were told by the principal she was placed on administrative leave. that afternoon they got this letter. >> in an attempt to address the use of inappropriate language in school. >> reporter: explaining that the teacher's lesson was not sanctioned by the school system but she was basing it off a teacher's website called teaching tolerance. >> i'm sure she could have got a different concept on how to teach tolerance. >> reporter: now, i did look over that website and i could not find any specific lessons with cuss words. i did find a link to a book you can find. it's called teacher they called me a dot dot dot. you can fill in the blank. that could be what this resource that the teacher was using. anita. >> than
i said we don't use these words or anything. however, it's just still if you plant a seed into a kid, if he didn't already know these words, now he knows them. that's my concern. >> reporter: he and his mother went to the school the other day. >> some of the other parents feel that she should be fired. >> reporter: but they were told by the principal she was placed on administrative leave. that afternoon they got this letter. >> in an attempt to address the use of...
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>> both witnesses are telling us it was a brazen armed robbery attempt. it happened in the parking lot of this pop eye's restaurant around 2:20 this afternoon, minutes before school let out and before the terrified eyes of restaurant patrons. >> he walked -- he just walked right up on him and pulled out his gun and shot him. it was like he was trying to rob him but at the same time he was scared. >> reporter: this scared witness said immediately after the armored car officer was gunned down in the parking lot, panicked restaurant patrons tried to flee. >> everyone is panicking, trying to get away. trying to make sure he doesn't shoot one of us. >> reporter: the guard was take on the the greater southeast hospital inside of his own armored car. he was subsequently airlifted to medstar. even as police investigate the robbery, neighbors said violence, especially by armed youth, has become quite common. >> you say you were robbed here yesterday. >> yes, in front of my house. >> reporter: how did it happen? >> dude just walked up and pointed a gun and wanted o
>> both witnesses are telling us it was a brazen armed robbery attempt. it happened in the parking lot of this pop eye's restaurant around 2:20 this afternoon, minutes before school let out and before the terrified eyes of restaurant patrons. >> he walked -- he just walked right up on him and pulled out his gun and shot him. it was like he was trying to rob him but at the same time he was scared. >> reporter: this scared witness said immediately after the armored car officer...
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and most of us dropping into the 80s and 70s. and the winds picking up, 10-15 miles per hour tomorrow. might be a touch of humidity notice coming back in. here is the front here in the mid morning. 8:00 is when our future cast shows that to arrive. there might be a passing shower. slightest chance. most likely a bank of clouds. not bad by the afternoon. a lot of sunshine. a west to northwest breeze picking up and cooler air rushing into thursday and into next weekend. highs in the 70s, lows into the 50s. that's for the district. outer suburbs will be pushing into the 40s for a low for that time. and we could bring showers in as soon as saturday. i'm keeping them out. i think an isolated storm toward the end of next weekend and starting off next week. but the unofficial end of summer and we'll feel like it once we get to the end of the week. >> thanks, devon. >>> had some friends that headed out to the crab bowl and not to eat. >> no. maryland and navy. it would be nice if they gave the winner a bushel full of crabs. it's the rene
and most of us dropping into the 80s and 70s. and the winds picking up, 10-15 miles per hour tomorrow. might be a touch of humidity notice coming back in. here is the front here in the mid morning. 8:00 is when our future cast shows that to arrive. there might be a passing shower. slightest chance. most likely a bank of clouds. not bad by the afternoon. a lot of sunshine. a west to northwest breeze picking up and cooler air rushing into thursday and into next weekend. highs in the 70s, lows...
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jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> in the news now at 6:54, president obama is having trouble getting democrats on board with his tax cut plan. he wants to extend tax cuts for people earning less than $250,000 while allowing taxes for the wealthy to rise. the cuts are due to expire at the end of the year. >>> the latest round of middle east peace talks has ended in jerusalem. israeli program netanyahu and palestinian president abbas met with secretary of state hillary clinton on wednesday but failed to come to an agreement on the jewish settlement. the two leaders agreed to keep working toward the peace deal. a relief well could be completed sometime today at the site of the largest oil spill in the nation's history. the broken well that caused the spill in the gulf of mexico could finally be sealed for g
jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> in the news now at 6:54, president obama is having trouble getting democrats on board with his tax cut plan. he wants to extend tax cuts for people earning less than $250,000 while allowing taxes for the wealthy to rise. the...
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stay with us. we'll be right words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. >>> caught on tape, a plane crash at an air show in indonesia.
stay with us. we'll be right words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong...
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outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ] ...again. ♪ [ child ] run! [ man ] first it was the mailbox. then my squirrel. and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation to get the park down the street built. when it finally opened, i also used my points for... car repair. [ male announcer ] use your citi thankyou points for almost anything, even local charities. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> we're all watching. have a good night. no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. bp is gonna be here until the oil is gone and the people and businesses are back to normal... until we make this right. there's something you never hear vince
outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ] ...again. ♪ [ child ] run! [ man ] first it was the mailbox. then my squirrel. and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation to get the park down the street built. when it finally opened, i also used my points for... car repair. [ male announcer ] use your citi thankyou points for almost anything, even local charities. what's...
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let us know what you think. we got a response or two and we'll share them later. >>> this one just in to 9news now. the virginia dmv no longer accepting a federal immigration document as proof of residents to get a driver's license. governor bob mcdonald has ordered the state agency to no longer consider employment authorization documents. previously those forms could be used as evidence. this move comes after a 22-year- old man was accused in the august car crash that killed a nun in prince william county. carlos used that form to get a virginia license, even though he faced deportation proceedings. >>> an iraqi soldier opened fire and killed two american soldiers today in northern iraq. they are the first u.s. military death since president obama declared an end. this one happened 130 miles north hof baghdad. the troops were guarding one of their commanders. officials say the gunman started firing after an argument and was killed in the blast. >>> we have a commuter alert for drivers in tysons corner. new traf
let us know what you think. we got a response or two and we'll share them later. >>> this one just in to 9news now. the virginia dmv no longer accepting a federal immigration document as proof of residents to get a driver's license. governor bob mcdonald has ordered the state agency to no longer consider employment authorization documents. previously those forms could be used as evidence. this move comes after a 22-year- old man was accused in the august car crash that killed a nun in...
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you go north toward us, tropical storm warnings. they are in affect now. expecting winds in ocean city, gusting 40 to 45 miles an hour. potentially closer to 40 in rehoboth. they are a little farther away. the storm is tracking off shore. you can see the prad circulation and the actual center is out here. you can see these heavy bands of rain hitting hatteras and elizabeth city in to the norfolk region. just between richmond and williamsburg as well and close to us, we have a few light, i want to emphasize light rain showers showing up on live doppler 9000 hd. southern maryland, leonardtown, lusby, saint leonard you may see a few sprinkles here. more in to the northern neck. heavier south to richmond. and even on the eastern shore, here's deal island. this could get up to tillman, vienna and easton may get a shower out of this. north an west of this -- i don't think this will get much more -- it might get up to mechanicsville or parts of eastern and southern charles county but for the most part i think the problem is a coastal problem. let's go to the weat
you go north toward us, tropical storm warnings. they are in affect now. expecting winds in ocean city, gusting 40 to 45 miles an hour. potentially closer to 40 in rehoboth. they are a little farther away. the storm is tracking off shore. you can see the prad circulation and the actual center is out here. you can see these heavy bands of rain hitting hatteras and elizabeth city in to the norfolk region. just between richmond and williamsburg as well and close to us, we have a few light, i want...
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. >> use one, toss it. if you have a cloth dish towel, make sure you wash it in high temperatures, high heat dryer regularly. but if you're using a cloth dish towel, you want it to air dry before you use it again because, again, bacteria love moisture. >> you have cutting boards. this is important. plastic. >> now, listen, this is a jaw-dropping statistic. a cutting board, especially wood, can actually have 200 times more fecal bacteria that a toilet seat. plastic is better than wood. you want to clean it well afterwards. put it in the dishwasher, high heat, soap, bleach, those are the best things. >> you say high heat, soap, bleach and also hand sanitizers. these are things we should use in our kitchen and you ten tills? >> clorox bleach or stainless steel. >> and keep everything separated. and please, stop using my dish sponge on the counter top. >> or like me -- >> or like jen, stay out of the kitchen, order in. >>> up next f you're looking for a new set of wheels, this may be your weekend. there you go.
. >> use one, toss it. if you have a cloth dish towel, make sure you wash it in high temperatures, high heat dryer regularly. but if you're using a cloth dish towel, you want it to air dry before you use it again because, again, bacteria love moisture. >> you have cutting boards. this is important. plastic. >> now, listen, this is a jaw-dropping statistic. a cutting board, especially wood, can actually have 200 times more fecal bacteria that a toilet seat. plastic is better...
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every morning and know us by name. we were worried about them first off. and then as they were moving us around and asking us to go from one floor to another, just in case, that's when i think we really started to get concerned about is this person loose in the rest of the building and how much farther is this going to expand. >> you talked about how nice the people are there at discovery and i heard that over and over again today, that there is a real friendship, a camaraderie among the staff and a lot of folks concerned, and especially because you have a day care center there with small children. >> yeah, we do. it's a family-oriented place to work. there has been -- all of the time there is great company spirit. people are always discussing ways to make the channel better, ways to make programming better. and so we're always trying to take the public concern to heart. so for somebody to go to these lengths to protest is unfortunate. there are other ways of protesting and getting your message across. >> and that's th
every morning and know us by name. we were worried about them first off. and then as they were moving us around and asking us to go from one floor to another, just in case, that's when i think we really started to get concerned about is this person loose in the rest of the building and how much farther is this going to expand. >> you talked about how nice the people are there at discovery and i heard that over and over again today, that there is a real friendship, a camaraderie among the...
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seems most of us or more of us are washing our hands. a new survey published in this morning's "usa today" paper found that 85 percent of adults say they now wash their hands in public rest rooms. however when it comes to the sexes, not so equal. the study says only 77% of men wash their hands compared to 93% of women. >>> coming up next, an unexpected visitor shows up for the opening bell at a florida school. probably pretty unwelcomed too. >>> and coming up new at 6:00. >> this is going to be a new ice skating rink. i'm lindsey mastis in virginia. coming up, a group rebuilds after february's blizzard. >>> don't forget we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we will be right back. >>> caught on tape, an eye opening start to the school day for some students near tampa, florida. a crossing guard spotted that gator lounging right near the elementary school as the kids started arriving for class. deputies were able to tape the gator's mouth, handcuff its hind legs and then they waited until animal control officers came to take it away.
seems most of us or more of us are washing our hands. a new survey published in this morning's "usa today" paper found that 85 percent of adults say they now wash their hands in public rest rooms. however when it comes to the sexes, not so equal. the study says only 77% of men wash their hands compared to 93% of women. >>> coming up next, an unexpected visitor shows up for the opening bell at a florida school. probably pretty unwelcomed too. >>> and coming up new at...
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. >> thanks for joining us. angie goff will have traffic in a moment, but let's start with howard's forecast. >> a good looking wednesday out there. little cool out there. watching us in the suburbs to the west, temperatures are close to 50 degrees. while in town above the 80- degree mark but barely. 64 here. we have 61 arlington. 52 in manassas and cumberland and 55 in martins before. 61 on the bay from our friends at the naval academy and couple of mid-50s from easton and cambridge. looking at the temperatures today, they will climb in to the upper 70s to near 80 around the bay. as you head closer to town we are talking low 80s. even manassas 84. a good looking afternoon. 69 by nine. 77 by noon and a drive home temperature around 88. find out about the troubles on the way in. >>> inbound new york avenue. this is approaching florida avenue where we have a disabled tractor-trailer. drives are losing a left lane. the flow of traffic is getting by. the volume is picking up a bit. let's move over to the outer loop.
. >> thanks for joining us. angie goff will have traffic in a moment, but let's start with howard's forecast. >> a good looking wednesday out there. little cool out there. watching us in the suburbs to the west, temperatures are close to 50 degrees. while in town above the 80- degree mark but barely. 64 here. we have 61 arlington. 52 in manassas and cumberland and 55 in martins before. 61 on the bay from our friends at the naval academy and couple of mid-50s from easton and...
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. >> that tells us everyone is moving at speed. thank you so much, tom. >>> we are kicking off the 6:00 hour and only one report of an accident to tell you about. this is north frederick avenue at montgomery village avenue. you want to be careful heading that way. we are also tracking your outer loop and want to show you the conditions out there. but first to 66 and show you we are slowing down from 50 to 123. the good news no incidents or accidents along the way. switching the shot over and take you to the capital beltway. the outer loop is filling out between university over to georgia avenue. and 395 is how we will wrap it up from duke to seminary starting to slow down. minor delay but that, andrea, is building. back to you. >>> at the top of the hour, here's a look at the stories happening today. more endorsements for baker. he is running for prince georges county executive. former county executive will announce their support later today. >>> a report coming out today will show our roads are safer. the number of people killed o
. >> that tells us everyone is moving at speed. thank you so much, tom. >>> we are kicking off the 6:00 hour and only one report of an accident to tell you about. this is north frederick avenue at montgomery village avenue. you want to be careful heading that way. we are also tracking your outer loop and want to show you the conditions out there. but first to 66 and show you we are slowing down from 50 to 123. the good news no incidents or accidents along the way. switching the...
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took out that house next to us. and then ours was third to go. >> from here to those trees, a wall of fire. the most amazing thing i've ever heard. >> reporter: more than 1,000 people have evacuated though a dozen refuse to leave. the fire started monday, possibly when a car crashed into a propane tank and exploded. in less than 36 hours this has become the worst fire in boulder in more than two decades. fire crews from neighboring states are coming here helping more manpower will help this from getting any bigger. the fire is already taking a toll on some firefighters. >> at least nine firefighters, while actively fighting the fire, lost their homes. and that's a testament to the commitment and the bravery and the dedication of the folks. >> reporter: so far, there are no injuries or deaths. the governor has declared a state of emergency and put up $5 million to help fight the fire. kendis gibson, cbs news, boulder, colorado. >>> high winds are also fanning fires in detroit. at least two dozen homes have burned in
took out that house next to us. and then ours was third to go. >> from here to those trees, a wall of fire. the most amazing thing i've ever heard. >> reporter: more than 1,000 people have evacuated though a dozen refuse to leave. the fire started monday, possibly when a car crashed into a propane tank and exploded. in less than 36 hours this has become the worst fire in boulder in more than two decades. fire crews from neighboring states are coming here helping more manpower will...
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that's where the shed used to be. but when it was burning, winds sent the flames 20 feet away to this row of the town houses melting that vinyl siding. >> vinyl siding covers all these town houses. highly flammable. a good temperature. so the threat of the fire as it goes up here to the topics, quickly made their way to the attic in the roof area. >> reporter: now, of course, it could have been much worse, but the neighbors knocked on doors, getting everybody out. the firefighters got all the pets. and just incredible. a little big. actually, this is a heavy cat found alive inside the burned townhouse. can you believe it? or owner has a huge smile on her face. as all the pets made it out okay. it was a hot and raging fire. >> and she looks almost as big as you are. >> like 20 pounds. 15 years old, that cat. unbelievable. burned whiskers. >> did those town homes have fire walls? >> they absolutely do have fire walls. you can see the brick coming out. but the brick does not come far enough out. that's the way it is. and
that's where the shed used to be. but when it was burning, winds sent the flames 20 feet away to this row of the town houses melting that vinyl siding. >> vinyl siding covers all these town houses. highly flammable. a good temperature. so the threat of the fire as it goes up here to the topics, quickly made their way to the attic in the roof area. >> reporter: now, of course, it could have been much worse, but the neighbors knocked on doors, getting everybody out. the firefighters...
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take us away. >> well, anita. we received a loft pictures today from our viewers and it has been so great to see the storm from the perspective of people who watch wusa9. >> different neighborhoods, right? >> right. so if you look here on wusa9, our base website, there's a flooded roadway in fairfax, virginia. this is great because it shows a marker, which clarifies how many feet. >> 2 feet right there. >> 2 feet of water. >> what else do we have? >> and facebook fans in the picture. this is from sharyl who is in the chesapeake area and it shows a car flooded in the middle of the street. >> yup. what else do we have? topper was talking about how dangerous that is. >> here's a pick from old town alexandria and it shows a yard is completely flooded. so again, you know, we appreciate your photos and you know, it's been really exciting to see how the storm has taken effect in everyone's neighborhood. >> all right courtney. we want people to contribute from where you live. you can find it on our web page. we want to se
take us away. >> well, anita. we received a loft pictures today from our viewers and it has been so great to see the storm from the perspective of people who watch wusa9. >> different neighborhoods, right? >> right. so if you look here on wusa9, our base website, there's a flooded roadway in fairfax, virginia. this is great because it shows a marker, which clarifies how many feet. >> 2 feet right there. >> 2 feet of water. >> what else do we have? >>...
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thanks for joining us. we have the traffic and weather. >> loving mondays. >> we are loving mondays an the fact it will be sunny. sunday's big win over the redskins, i'm thinking too many things at one time. >> take it easy. happy we had rain. the rain this morning responsible for fog that we are watching, especially in the western pushes though a little bit on the eastern shore, as well. start with the visibilities and show you the areas in yellow. manassas is a quarter mile. zero in culpeper and orange. half miami winchester to martinsburg. and there's easton half mile. at four. here's the temperatures which are running in the 50s. mid-50s shenandoah valley to low to mid 80s in southern maryland. naval air station, 65. and newland 62. more sunshine as the day progresses. 81 they are drive home with low 80s and it is 5:29. good morning. >> let's get you outside and get you going for the week. overview of the area. everything is looking good. no incidents to report out there. a live camera an see how things
thanks for joining us. we have the traffic and weather. >> loving mondays. >> we are loving mondays an the fact it will be sunny. sunday's big win over the redskins, i'm thinking too many things at one time. >> take it easy. happy we had rain. the rain this morning responsible for fog that we are watching, especially in the western pushes though a little bit on the eastern shore, as well. start with the visibilities and show you the areas in yellow. manassas is a quarter mile....
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aldi uses a shopping card deposit system. you put in a quarter, you get a cart. >>> burger king beefing up its early morning choices. the fast food chain is introducing nine new breakfast items, including pancake platters and iced coffee. bk is launching a major breakfast marketing bliss, hoping to eat up some of mcdonald's morning business. >>> coming up new at 5:30. >>> school children may be in for a shock at the cafeteria. no more chocolate milk or chicken nuggets. coming up, i'll tell you why one school system is tossing them out. >> first, adrian fenty is in for the fight of his life. sits down with the wife and his wife about why he's in danger of losing his job after only one term. ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the goodness of dairy... gives you a little slice of happy. and happiness comes in 25 delicious flavors. explore them all. yoplait. it is so good. the yoplait you can't get enough of. now in a four pack. >>> right now, new at 5:30. fighting for his political life. adrian fenty talks about wh
aldi uses a shopping card deposit system. you put in a quarter, you get a cart. >>> burger king beefing up its early morning choices. the fast food chain is introducing nine new breakfast items, including pancake platters and iced coffee. bk is launching a major breakfast marketing bliss, hoping to eat up some of mcdonald's morning business. >>> coming up new at 5:30. >>> school children may be in for a shock at the cafeteria. no more chocolate milk or chicken...
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now you have us snowing. >> right. >> tell us about that. >> okay, we are expecting colder than normal temperatures beginning in december and then right on through the winter. we are talking several degrees colder than normal and above normal snowfall, but not above last year's. >> we would have to be 500 years old. that's once in a 500 winter last year. >> we are expecting a snowstorm in january, another one in february. right on flurries through march. if you see flakes in april, remember april snows stays no longer than water on a trout's back. >> real quickly, there's some cool stuff in the almanac. it has moon phases and star gazing stuff. >> tonight is a full moon and the crescent moon will appear at dawn. send a picture and you set the record. you're in the farmer's almanac this year. you are among the folks who have proven that weather -- are fact. fish bite before a storm. >> yup, falling barometer. >> low pressure bubbles bring up the little bits of fish and the big fish go after those and the fishermen get the big fish. >> there you go. cold and snowy this winter. i hope she
now you have us snowing. >> right. >> tell us about that. >> okay, we are expecting colder than normal temperatures beginning in december and then right on through the winter. we are talking several degrees colder than normal and above normal snowfall, but not above last year's. >> we would have to be 500 years old. that's once in a 500 winter last year. >> we are expecting a snowstorm in january, another one in february. right on flurries through march. if you see...
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and if you can, try to use people that your friends have used, your family has used, people that you know that have a really good long history, really good reputation. and, also, try to get a contract in writing. so, everybody is very clear about the expectations. >> and when it comes to the money, because you are now out $30,000. the resort, they actually wormgd you with and said, look we'll give you your wedding at cost but cost you another $15,000, you are working on a payment plan for understandably because most of us don't have has that cash laying around. how do you keep yourself from losing $30,000, susan? >> if at all possible try to pay with everything with credit cards so that way if there is a scam or fraud you can dispute the charge with the credit card company and also try to make small deposits. don't give all of the money upfront. you need to make a deposit, of course but then as the services come in and you know things are guaranteed and you are checking on things, you can give more money once you know the services are there and are going to be provided. >> what if, t
and if you can, try to use people that your friends have used, your family has used, people that you know that have a really good long history, really good reputation. and, also, try to get a contract in writing. so, everybody is very clear about the expectations. >> and when it comes to the money, because you are now out $30,000. the resort, they actually wormgd you with and said, look we'll give you your wedding at cost but cost you another $15,000, you are working on a payment plan for...
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more than 3.5 million people use the tube daily. and during world war ii, the tube provided shelter and safety to millions of londoners during the german bombing campaign known as the blitz. rare color film of the devastating bombing campaign has been released. the blitz began 70 years ago today, september 7th, 1940, and lasted until may of 1941. at one point london was bombed 76 consecutive nights. 43,000 civilians were killed. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch" this morning, stocks in asia broke a winning streak. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, terrell. well, asian markets saw profit taking today after four straight days of gains. the nikkei gave back nearly 1% while the hang seng was also mostly lower. >>> wall street gets back to work today after the long holiday weekend. last week was the market's first winning one in a month. the dow gained about 3% while the nasdaq almost 4%. >>> businesses are holding the line on adding new jobs. a survey out this morning
more than 3.5 million people use the tube daily. and during world war ii, the tube provided shelter and safety to millions of londoners during the german bombing campaign known as the blitz. rare color film of the devastating bombing campaign has been released. the blitz began 70 years ago today, september 7th, 1940, and lasted until may of 1941. at one point london was bombed 76 consecutive nights. 43,000 civilians were killed. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch" this morning,...
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do you have words for us? praise or admonishment, drop us a line. now to our friend harry smith siting in this morning for bob schieffer in washington for a look at what's ahead on face the nation. good morning, harry. >> smith: good morning, charles. this morning how to boost a stuckaling economy and how that struggling economy will affect mid-term elections coming up on face the nation. >> osgood: thank you, harry, we'll be watching. ahead now here on sunday morning. >> reporter: just eat it. >> osgood: a little pie in the sky. with bill geist. with so many to choose from it's hard to see the difference. but this is the way his dentist chooses a toothbrush. fact is, more dentists brush with an oral-b toothbrush than any other brush. ♪ if you could see what your dentist sees, you'd reach for an oral-b toothbrush too. oral-b. hey what's going on? doing the shipping. man, it would be a lot easier if we didn't have to weigh 'em all. if those boxes are under 70 lbs. you don't have to weigh 'em. with these priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal
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thanks for joining us this friday morning. angie will have the traffic in a moment. >> i will. >> yep but first howard has the forecast. >> not a bad forecast in in spite of the fact there is a hurricane 250 miles away from us right now. we are just too far away from it. we are too far west to have much in the way of impact here but some southern suburbs, northern neck, i want to go to live doppler 9000 hd and seeing a little light to moderate rain shower over there. you can see the action in calvert conte an the bay but heaviest stuff is tappahannock an reedville and points south. richmond and williamsburg on i- 64. that's a wet ride this morning. you can see earl spinning there. not as well defined as yesterday but heavy bands of rain are pounding southeastern virginia, outer banks, eastern north carolina and approaching the delmarva. we are expecting a day of mostly cloudy skies and partly sunny near 90. the wind speed since last night and the gusts in blue. 55 miles an hour at hatteras and as we go through the morning the
thanks for joining us this friday morning. angie will have the traffic in a moment. >> i will. >> yep but first howard has the forecast. >> not a bad forecast in in spite of the fact there is a hurricane 250 miles away from us right now. we are just too far away from it. we are too far west to have much in the way of impact here but some southern suburbs, northern neck, i want to go to live doppler 9000 hd and seeing a little light to moderate rain shower over there. you can...
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it has helped us tremendously. the business was started after the banking crisis and no bank would accept applications for loans unless you had at least two consecutive profitable years in business. this would prevent any startup from getting a loan. with the program, the funds received help us expand our business and hire new employees. we use these funds to provide training to jobs now employees. the employees learning graduate -- a valuable new skill that gives them experience to be successful in the industry. each employee is an asset to the company brings something special. bruce brings 30 years of experience as a roofer with the skills to make sure we feel the penetrations of the roots will work on. carlos brings electrical experience to assist with the wiring. we expect our jobs now employees to continue installing for us with or without the extension of the jobs now program. [applause] thank you. however, if the program is extended, we expect them to train the next group of jobs now employees. [applause] th
it has helped us tremendously. the business was started after the banking crisis and no bank would accept applications for loans unless you had at least two consecutive profitable years in business. this would prevent any startup from getting a loan. with the program, the funds received help us expand our business and hire new employees. we use these funds to provide training to jobs now employees. the employees learning graduate -- a valuable new skill that gives them experience to be...
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what do you have coming up for us. >> money saver. we're taking another look at cloth diapers and wondering if that's maybe something you want to do to save money. >>> a seven hour standoff in frederick county, maryland is over. the 52-year-old man who threatened to blow up his home with explosives will undergo a mental investigation. it began near creek walk drive in walkersville. no one was hurt and no explosive were found. >>> the time is 5:08. next, when the news continues, rescue crews took one big step in saving those 33 trapped miners in chile. >>> and in this morning's health alert, how a trip to the produce aisle could help ward off one of the most lethal forms of cancer. >>> welcome back. we're traveling east on the dulles toll road making your way towards the 495 exit. i'll have real time traffic coming up. >>> in the news now at 5:09 a new poll finds that 71% of new yorkers want developers to find a new location for a controversial mosque. the same number of people in the survey say they want attorney general andrew cuomo
what do you have coming up for us. >> money saver. we're taking another look at cloth diapers and wondering if that's maybe something you want to do to save money. >>> a seven hour standoff in frederick county, maryland is over. the 52-year-old man who threatened to blow up his home with explosives will undergo a mental investigation. it began near creek walk drive in walkersville. no one was hurt and no explosive were found. >>> the time is 5:08. next, when the news...
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they email me only to tell me come and support us but they don't email us when they're doing a presentation. president miguel: thank you. kyle bronson, allen lucy >> my name is bruce hicks and i work at st. luke's hospital and i'm not a nurse. from listening to this, it's clear that the nurses don't support the project, at least they certainly don't support the downsizing of st. luke's. now, cpmc seems to be desperate to provide evidence that some workers somewhere support this project so we've been asked by our supervisors many times over the years to sign these little cards or make some statement that we support the project and of course everybody wants to support their supervisor, they want to make their supervisor happy, but they still haven't gotten that many signatures. so they've gotten the sciu which is a top-down run union, run from washington, d.c., to support them in this effort to try to provide evidence that there are some workers somewhere that support this project. and but sciu hasn't managed to come up with the presentations like the nurses just did. they just have a few of
they email me only to tell me come and support us but they don't email us when they're doing a presentation. president miguel: thank you. kyle bronson, allen lucy >> my name is bruce hicks and i work at st. luke's hospital and i'm not a nurse. from listening to this, it's clear that the nurses don't support the project, at least they certainly don't support the downsizing of st. luke's. now, cpmc seems to be desperate to provide evidence that some workers somewhere support this project so...
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that is what drives us. as the towel used to dry them. so why use the same hand towel over and over instead of a clean, fresh one every time? kleenex® brand hand towels. a clean, fresh towel every time. stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free night -- only when you book at choicehotels.com. can earn you a free night -- no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. bp is gonna be here until the oil is gone and the people and businesses are back to normal... until we make this right. style that lasts a lifetime. what do you say we get the look we want, the soft feel we need, and have it stand up to anything we throw at it. then let's get it installed, and
that is what drives us. as the towel used to dry them. so why use the same hand towel over and over instead of a clean, fresh one every time? kleenex® brand hand towels. a clean, fresh towel every time. stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free night -- only when you book at choicehotels.com. can earn you a free night -- no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross....
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here is something that a lot of us do not think about. you have millions of young people who really are sitting there now thinking i am really not that smart because i am i getting it. i am not learning. and they think there is something wrong with them. then they look at the film and realize it is not me. it is not me. i am ok. when kids do not believe they are smart, they do not work hard. what is the use of trying? i am not going to get it. it is my job to make you get it. that is why i get paid. you did not learn it so you get the f and you got left back. after years of that, what do you think happens to these kids? they start believing something is wrong with me and all my friends and everybody else i know, except for this tiny group of kids who seem to be doing ok and we present those kids -- and we resent those kids. this is the first time we looked at the system and we said maybe it does the system and not us. i am sure it is a revelation. what happens after that is they get angry. how did you guys let this happen to me? you know
here is something that a lot of us do not think about. you have millions of young people who really are sitting there now thinking i am really not that smart because i am i getting it. i am not learning. and they think there is something wrong with them. then they look at the film and realize it is not me. it is not me. i am ok. when kids do not believe they are smart, they do not work hard. what is the use of trying? i am not going to get it. it is my job to make you get it. that is why i get...